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Nathaniel
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English
Etymology
Modification, under influence of en Daniel, of en Nathanael, from en grc Ναθαναήλ, from en hbo נְתַנְאֵל Netan'el God has given.Hanks, Patrick, et al. Oxford Dictionary of First Names (Second Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. Print.
Pronunciation
en /nəˈθæn.jəl/
en En-ca-Nathaniel.oga CA
Proper noun
en male Hebrew.
IV I Nathaniel's coat, sir, was not fully made,And Gabriel's pumps were all unpink'd i' the heel.
34 ‘What’s your Christian name, Sir?’ angrily inquired the little judge. ‘Nathaniel, Sir.’ ‘Daniel—any other name?’ ‘Nathaniel, sir—my Lord, I mean.’ ‘Nathaniel Daniel, or Daniel Nathaniel?’ ‘No, my Lord, only Nathaniel —not Daniel at all.’ ‘What did you tell me it was Daniel for, then, sir?’ inquired the judge.
en 2010 w:Sophie Hannah A Room Swept White Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-98062-0 102 Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with.
Azeen Ghorayshi Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism 2025-09-22 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/kennedy-autism-tylenol-trump.html “Doctors have always approached medications in pregnancy by using it only when indicated, lowest dose, for the shortest duration,” said Dr. Nathaniel DeNicola, an adviser to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on environmental issues. https://archive.ph/fIDah 2025-09-23
Related terms
en Nathanael
en Nathan
en Nat
en Nate
Translations
transliteration of the name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 納撒尼爾 Nàsǎní'ěr
French: fr Nathaniel m
Italian: it Nataniele m
cognate of the name Nathanael
Further reading
Nathaniel
Nathanael (follower of Jesus)
References